Will this millennium be
characterized by the demise of the former British Empire’s only surviving
colonial legacy: the Jewish State of Israel?

Political pundits appear to recoil
at the very thought of such a possibility and never ever engage in any
serious discourse on it. It is more likely that these pundits, many of
whom pose as consultants and advisors with briefs to formulate policies,
would be completely reticent to the point of viewing such an idea as utterly
blasphemous.

This million dollar question, nevertheless,
features very prominently in the political, religious and social discussions
of the world wide Islamic Movement, as well as in the ordinary day-to day
tete-a tete of Muslims.

The question is not about whether
Israel will fall; instead it is about when will Israel fall? There are
no ifs and buts about this.

And the paradox is that while Western
politicians, statesman and commentators are constantly on the look out
for Arafat-type clones to supply and equip the slave’s master with legitimacy,
Muslims find the very notion of Israel in Islam’s heartland extremely reprehensible.

Their revulsion is not only reserved
for the zionist occupiers of Palestine, but also for the willing tools
of Israel made up of fellow Muslim individuals as well as pro-West monarchies
and dictatorships dressed up as ‘Islamic States’.

At a recent rally of thousands of
volunteers in Iran, pledging their support for the Intifada and jihad to
liberate Palestine, the leader of the Islamic Republic, Sayyid Ali Khameni
reiterated his country’s opposition to Israel, which he described as a
"false notion", made up of "a group of migrant and wandering tramps, opportunists
and profit seekers from different parts of the world."

Confirming Iran’s position of non
negotiability of al Quds [Palestine] and more importantly, non recognition
of Israel, a position which has been a consistent corner-stone of Iran
since the Islamic Revolution led by Imam Khomeini more than two decades
ago, the current leader declared that no power on earth can "extinguish
the aspirations of the Palestinians – or indeed those of the Muslims of
the world as a whole- to achieve freedom of Palestine."

He also poured cold water over the
so-called 2-state theory position and instead reaffirmed the fundamentals
of justice as advocated by the overwhelming majority of Palestinans as
the only basis for freedom. Addressing the concerns of those who regard
the Middle East problem as a critical international issue, Khameni said
that there is only one cure:

"The only possible resolution is
to destroy the root and cause of the crisis. What is this root? The zionist
state, an artificial and baseless state that has been imposed on the region."

As Ramadan dawned upon Palestine,
the Intifada entered its third consecutive month, with no signs of fatigue.
In fact, with Fatah closing ranks with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, not only
has the Intifada gained momentum, it has thrown Israel into complete disarray.
The sheer power of the struggle waged on the ground has been a nightmare
for Ehud Barak’s fragmented coalition, forcing him to resign. The shambles
in which the see- saw seat of Zionist power, the Knesset finds itself,
is indicative of the grave crisis that Israel is facing.

The political gamble whereby Israel
transformed it’s hitherto arch-foe, Yasser Arafat from ‘terrorist’ to ‘partner’,
notwithstanding the fact that the power granted to him was no more than
that of a ‘night watchman’, has failed dismally. Indeed, none of the perks
allied to the ‘partnership’, such as casinos, were of any consequences.
The bitter lesson spelt out by the Intifada is that the Palestinians want
out of bondage.

Nothing less than a free, independent
Palestine- not of the Bantustan type which is being offered to them under
the guise of ‘two nations, two states’-will serve the interests of justice.

It goes without saying therefore,
that Israel is an oppressive impediment, which until it falls, will continue
to use brutal force to perpetuate it’s illegitimate reign. The Intifada,
just as the Soweto uprising of 1976 proved to be apartheid’s death knell,
holds the promise of finally removing Europe’s Zionist intrusion in Palestine.

Israel has no choice but to fall!

Mr. Iqbal Jasarat is Chairman
of the Media Review Network, which is an advocacy group based in Pretoria,
South Africa.